Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a gas pipeline at Deir Ali power station near Damascus, according to a statement published on Saturday on its affiliated Telegram channels. Daesh fighters "were able to plant and detonate explosives on the gas pipeline feeding...

Recent satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, a sign that it’s intent on boosting the production of bomb materials, experts say. The assessment comes after North Korea recently raised tensions with its first missile...

The gap between Afghans and Syrians in asylum applications in European Union countries has been narrowing since December last year, according to an analysis released Thursday by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).  Syrians were still the biggest group of asylum applicants in EU+...

France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the United States and Australia on Friday after it recalled its ambassadors from both countries over a trilateral security deal which sank a French-designed submarine contract with Canberra. The rare decision taken by French...